Acosta racing RX8?
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Acosta racing RX8?
Umm, did they ever dyno that car? I know it had 800 horses at the wheels but never heard of how much torque it made. Also was it ever tested at the drag strip and what were the results?
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After reading the Modified Mag article, i sent them a PM and sent them an e-mail since i havent heard back. i am just as interested as you are to see what the car can do on the strip. maybe they will bring it to englishtown and track it in the spring/summer of '04
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Originally posted by Haris
Did they ever get to do that 800 HP porsche vs. 800 HP RX8 in europe? Also why would they sell it without testing it? Grr.
Did they ever get to do that 800 HP porsche vs. 800 HP RX8 in europe? Also why would they sell it without testing it? Grr.
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When they sold it on EBAY (if it didn't fall through) they claimed it had easy miles only. That would imply it never competed against the 911. But then i remember somebody revealing the results of each of the five (i think) competing events, no times or #s, just which car won each event. (can't find that thread at the moment)
The original auction is here
The original auction is here
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thats strange it only went for 73K. in the mag, it said someone offered 120K for the car and acosta racing turned it down. i wish they would post again so things could become facts and not rumors.
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RX8 HA HA
yea i also read somewhere else on this forum the race results... suprisingly the 9 won one or two more tests than the porsche... or was it a draw? dam, wish i had the link.. someone link pleez
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Originally posted by JSE RX-8
thats strange it only went for 73K. in the mag, it said someone offered 120K for the car and acosta racing turned it down. i wish they would post again so things could become facts and not rumors.
thats strange it only went for 73K. in the mag, it said someone offered 120K for the car and acosta racing turned it down. i wish they would post again so things could become facts and not rumors.
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Originally posted by JSE RX-8
yep looking at the modified mag issue right now it says that someone offered $127K to take it home
yep looking at the modified mag issue right now it says that someone offered $127K to take it home
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some people were saying that it was taken off ebay and sold higher. so no one knows. it may very well be that it was sold on ebay but modified mag said acosta was offer 127K for it
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The car was never sold on Ebay. The buyer never came. Sorry we haven't been posting on the forum. We have been busy finishing off our Pro Car for this season. I'm not goin to race the car. But i will take it to Englishtown Raceway, When they have the first Big Import Nationals. so that people can see the numbers.
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Before people go cracy asking me for Dyno Numbers , again this is what the car made
14 PSI = ( Low Boost Pump Gas) 640hp & 486 TQ
22 PSI = ( High Boost Race Gas) 855Hp & 675 TQ
14 PSI = ( Low Boost Pump Gas) 640hp & 486 TQ
22 PSI = ( High Boost Race Gas) 855Hp & 675 TQ
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its good to hear from you guys again. what did you guys end up doing the the RX-8? did you keep it? lets us know the dates that you are planning on coming down to englishtown so we can see you guys race
GREAT NUMBERS!! :D
GREAT NUMBERS!! :D
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if your not 1st your last
that truck is sick
i remember when i first saw the truck in the hackensack
shop when i brought my fd in.
havent been to the new shop but plan on it.
p.s acosta racing you guys seen one evilrx8 around
hes the one that introduced me to you.
i remember when i first saw the truck in the hackensack
shop when i brought my fd in.
havent been to the new shop but plan on it.
p.s acosta racing you guys seen one evilrx8 around
hes the one that introduced me to you.